Hmmmmm
Mine 2013 Dec 26 when I got drowned.
Was in between death and life.
How I got saved was a mystery because I was just one breathe away from death

SOLARPOWER1:


@ejiod, I can see you moved from web development to Data Science. In this era, what's your advice for someone who wants to make a decision between Data Science and Web development? Most of the job opportunities I see in my location are for web and Data Science jobs need more industry experience with little hope for new entry.

There are many independent variables to this.
It depends on the portfolio you have built even though you don’t have experience.
For web dev, it’s always important to have these projects laid down while for data science/analytics I will strongly advise you learn SQL and if possibly run some analysis as part of portfolio.
In terms of choosing whether data science or web development. The latter has more chances of landing an offer compared to the former but once you can get a data job role, there’s always room for progression compared to web
Just weigh your options

Ejiod:
Good morning all……
Thinking of creating a clubhouse for experience gained and my journey towards Data science/Analytics.
Let me know if you all are interested so I create a link for this.

Would also want those in this field to share their experience and journey too

Good morning all……
Thinking of creating a clubhouse for experience gained and my journey towards Data science/Analytics.
Let me know if you all are interested so I create a link for this.

SOLARPOWER1:


The question asked by the original poster has not been answered "Which SQL certification" should he go for. I agree with what both of you said concerning Postgre SQL and I never said he should ignore Postgre sql but there is no recognized certification for that and HRs who are the door way to jobs just want something to convince them of your skill set .

You are right as there is no certification for postgreSQL. One basic rule of thumb is ability to prove your worth.
From my experience none and I repeat none has ever asked me for my certificates whether BSc,MSc or any certifications I earned.
What they are concerned is ability to defend via their skill test they present to you. It’s nice to have certification but that doesn’t guarantee you to get the offer because you have to write the SQL challenge test.
I totally get your point. Oracle is even feeling the heat with Databricks and snowflake disrupting data infrastructure.
Tableau or even Microsoft PBI are scared as new BI springing up. Looker was just recently bought by Google because it gives every individual the ability to question data.
If following the trend these days, Oracle may even be the least. This is not 2010 or 2008. We are in era of big data. One major element of the big data is the volume and velocity. How fast can your big data move.? Oracle is not even close by. Everyone is talking about unstructured and semi structured data, column based database.
To cut the explanation short.
If I’m Oracle I will start scouting for disruptive tech to buy. This is what Google is doing

PeaceJoyLove:

Hmmmm!

I get your point, but you need to be attentive and study the trend of activities and businesses. I wish the kind of sources of information available today were there when I left the university, honestly, the kind of the journey of the Israelite most of us took wouldn't have happened.

You should realise now (but I think you dont) that the days of paying extravagant, bogus, amd ridiculous amount for certificates are getting over. We are moving into "show us" what you can do before we employ you. It is getting clearly that university certs esp for tech and engineering degrees are absolutely useless. I can count the number of people who abandoned studies in Ivy leagues to focus on their works cos they realised certificates they will get are craps.

And recently, private certifications are getting axed out too. Unless Oracle do something fast, it will be beheaded too.

Again, open sources are beating mercilessly those private firms collecting ridiculous fees from every added features or upgrades. Maybe an open source needs to get serious to break windows' jaw and I see it happening soon because windows is a ridiculous OS which has refused to get it right many times. IOS may be hard for now.

Cyber security is another issue. Russia has announced that its only open sources or indigenous software products they will accept. Meaning that all the Microsoft, apple, Oracle, and bla bla bla are getting hacked soon. And many nations will go the Russia way esp Arabs, N. Korea, China, and other opponents.

This is why I said you must know the reason for what is happening, else you will make a mistake why making decisions.

But I see that Africa is a snail and wont attempt to lead. But these nations given out jobs are going to move in faster. He who has ears, let him use them now and not be caught unaware.


I would follow this advice. I can see that this guy is actually in the industry and he knows what he is saying. Keep it up bro.

Bless you for this thread. I paid attention to it recently to see how far you have covered cos I want to write about this subject, but since you have smashed many of the areas, I am just going to let whoever is smart to keep following you. It shows that you are "balling" and flying higher...and not bothered by peanuts from trainings some jacka.sses would have asked since your pay is flowing. And you know the market is huge and it cannot affect you for releasing info.

Bro, well done. God bless you.

Thanks for dissecting this!!!
God bless you too
Wanted to respond but had to restrict the urge to shalaye..

SOLARPOWER1:


Go for ORACLE SQL certs

Oracle in my opinion may be good but most big organizations are moving to postgreSQL
That’s if no the most robust database today especially when it comes to real time analytics

wwwtortoise:


Getting a data analytics certification has been running through my mind lately.

I did some web surfing on good certifications to enroll and stumbled on compTIA Data+

Please do you have insights on this; how valuable and pivotal it can be for the IT (data analytics) space?

Thanks.

Nahhhh, not sure it’s valuable.
AWS certification or use of softwares like Tableau associate cert or PBI that gives you a badge of an analyst could be a strong foot.

munstaqq:


Please I'm having issues installing both MySQL and Tableau on my system.

Below is what's showing on the screen.

Please help!

Not this…
Download MySQL workbench

I'm just thinking some of you that need to add a professional certifications to your resume, you can try the DA 100 by Microsoft which gives you certification in Data Analyst.

Singingbae:

Boss man, you've motivated so many and i'm sure some of us are already aspiring to be greater than you. Trust me...
Data Science is actually interesting and indeed a voluminous term... but i'm still enjoying my Machine Learning course by Prof. Andrew NG from the Stanford University
Watch this space

Thanks a lot. Keep learning and convert the knowledge to use .
In fact Practice and practice thats the only way to be in the field.

Hardheolar:


Thanks for creating this wonderful thread, it has been really helpful. Do you have any idea on how to get a full time remote data analyst here in Naija? I have been on Upwork with a little over 2k earned.

I really dont know but you just have to be submitting proposal. Why not try Zindy for any data science challenge and see if you can win.
zindi.africa/

Lionbite:


Legend drop something to motivate boys abeg

Hmmmmmm.
Oya what should I drop. .
Seriously I missed this forum

Evening to everyone on this page.
It's been 2 years since this thread was created.
Much love to everyone here.


Best.

Compliments to everyone:
Never give up your aim/goals

QueTeddy:
To @Ejiod

Boss man, thanks for the many helps and tips.


If not for you, would have just been a been a graduate with no skills and starting afresh. Twale Sir!

QueTeddy you wan make me blush abi
Humanity is the goal

Kaycee54321:
nihilistjr - Man with a heart of gold. Saw his moniker from the unlikeliest of places, connected in the unlikeliest circumstances and he made an impact in the greatest of ways. Omo, pick your battles wisely on NL cos some people are not ya mates. I'd Love to meet him in person, someday.

whizqueen - Canny Lady. Talking to her when schedule permits is always refreshing. If I ever get to enter that Land, best believe, she'd be the first person I'd wanna meet.

Yuneehk - I always take a deep breath before any of our convos. Smart girl. All those type of people that can talk a storm on phone but in reality, are very fragile creatures. She'll kill me for this

Ejiod- His thread made me switch careers and I'm Loving it all the way. If I can meet him, I owe him a crate of whatever he drinks.

UyaiIncomparabl - Fine Geh. Also tough exterior, soft interior kinda person. Her bubbly approach to life is infectious. I dey stalk im status for nice delicacies and she's an intelligent Lady who also made me smile this year. Sometimes, talks like an agbero

I don't think I'll ever stop checking Nairaland. There are real men and women in this space.

Awwnnnnnn
You making me blush @Kaycee54321

Reinaldo:
Apple is not Facebook's mate o. Facebook should calm down.

I’m an apple fan but do you have data to back this claim

One of the reasons I really don’t like associating myself as Nigerian is the height of insincerity and being fake. Just look at what Religion has done to this country. Religion here in Africa is like prison.
Truth be told we all want sex and that’s a fact. Paint it anyhow it’s just the plain truth. Some would prefer blowJ and HandJ and still say it’s not sex.. smh.
How will you be in a relationship and say sex is a sin when you lie and commit other form of sin, to me that’s just blatant pretense.
As par me concerned sex should never be a rule or bargain for any relationship. In this life everyone should be happy not being in a cage. That’s how this cage brought boko haram and recent kidnappings

Such a lame question

pocohantas:



Oga answer question. As she stand for bus stop dey wait Uber, you see her brain?

You get point sha. Well I will choose Barca before Manchester

Brain first before beauty

bunnae:

Thank God it wasn't just me who felt this article was a piece of African thrash. Orton must be a wife beater himself for him to feel like the best solution joining the woman back with the man same day she made a cry for help. The whole of Benue can go ahead and start beating their women now. Their governor is a domestic violence apologist. Then this deji

One thing I observe in that reconciliation and this hopeless write up is both justifying it as a norm. Both are apologist. There’s no moral justification or whatsoever to raise your hand against a lady.I just don’t know why she’s staying with the beast.

The person that wrote is piece is a goat. Pure African goat. Just imagine someone writing without thinking

Love is beautiful.
Just move on. 98% of men have been there.
When mine happened it was as if the earth stopped rotating. I braced up and moved on.

zeemahn:


Please is it very necessary for an analyst or
Extremely scientist to learn linear regression?

Extremely important

My tax money is what this guy is using. Seriously I don’t know who we offend.

Systrom:
Location bros ?

Sold online

Something I sold for 500 yesterday. Be jonsing yourself there

Dora14:


I do, please send an email

Please check your mail

ProfAmaben:


Congratulations to him. I'm an advocate of technology and not a fanboy since technology is just a tool utilized in solving problems. You asking me to build a WordPress theme from scratch is like me asking you to use JavaScript to analyze topological features using synthetic aperture radar interferometry and rendering the result with React.

We should all pat ourselves on the back regardless of tech stack or framework. Someone lost his life in Arkansas over Angular vs React fight, say no to fanboyism. Shalom.

Abeg how true is this someone losing life. Abeg share me the link. The competition between React and Angular is like Messi vs Ronaldo

Abeg who get the form for Collection of passport.